So You Want To Be a Vet?

Erin Burnett
  • 4.8 (20)
  • EDUCATION
  • EVERY TWO MONTHS
So You Want To Be a Vet?

Thinking of becoming a vet but have no clue where to start? Look no further than ‘So You Want To Be a Vet?’! Join us for interviews with successful vet students from each of the UK Vet Schools in our 'OpenPod' series, as we share the insights of fantastic vets in the industry and cover everything from specialisms and research to discrimination in the practice in our 'Career's Fair' - think BIG, we have some great guests lined up! Follow our Instagram @soyouwanttobeavet to keep up to date with all our releases! Email: vetpodcast@medicmentorfamily.org

  1. 6 DAYS AGO

    Wider Reading: Raw feeding our pets

    Hi everyone! Tune in to a short episode where I will be talking you through some recent articles and studies about raw feeding our dogs and cats. You may have seen this hot topic mentioned online or on placement with vets so listen in to learn more. I hope you enjoy and as always give us a follow on instagram to request more episode topics

    14 min

  2. 1 JAN

    New Year, New Podcast Episode: Reflections and setting our 2025 goals

    Join us in this chatty episode where we reflect on the last year in our lives and then set our goals for next year. Dr May says a short goodbye to the podcast as she focuses on youtube and we want to hear from you what you'd like to see in 2025. We hope you have all had a lovely year and thank you for your support!

    41 min

  3. 02/12/2024

    Aberystwyth Vet School: Celina the vet student, journey to vet school, living in Wales, vet school advice

    Join us in a chatty episode where we learn all about Aberystwyth's vet school and Celina's journey to being a vet student at Aber and RVC. Listen along to get an idea if this might be the vet school course for you and also some brilliant advice to anyone applying or going through vet school

    32 min

  4. 18/11/2024

    Uclan vet school series: Georgia, athlete turned 2nd year vet student!

    In today's episode, we hear from Georgia, an established athlete of Team England (who competed in the Commonwealth games and Worlds!) , sharing her journey of overcoming setbacks and achieving her vet school dream. She is an inspiration to many and we hope this episode will give you encouragement and motivation to work towards your vet school dream. We also got to hear about her interview experience and first year experience at the University of Central Lancashire (Uclan), as part of our getting to know UCLan series. Enjoy! University of Central Lancashire vet school ⁠⁠https://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/veterinary-medicine Some abbreviations mentioned in the pod: 1. IMR - intra-mural rotations, where vet students undertake work experience organised by the vet school. 2. EMS - extra-mural studies, where vet students undertake work experience outside of term time. 3. MMI - multiple mini interviews as part of the vet school interview process 4. UCLan - University of Central Lancashire

    32 min

  5. 04/11/2024

    Uclan vet school series: Amber vet student, non-conventional route into veterinary medicine and first year experience

    In today's episode, we sit down with Amber, a first year vet student who openly shares her non-conventional journey into vet school, the challenges she faced and her aspirations for the veterinary profession. We really enjoyed getting to know more about Amber's journey and the University of Central Lancashire (UClan) as one of the newest vet schools in the UK and their approach to producing a resilient next generation of vets. We hope you enjoy! University of Central Lancashire vet school ⁠https://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/veterinary-medicine

    32 min

  6. 21/10/2024

    Uclan vet school series: Denva vet student, Extracurriculars, EMS Placements

    In today's episode, we chat to Denva a vet student at UCLan, who also completed a Bioveterinary degree here. We discuss a typical week at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), life in the city, and going on placement while at vet school! Grab a cup of tea and enjoy learning about this exciting new vet school. University of Central Lancashire vet school https://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/veterinary-medicine

    24 min

  7. 07/10/2024

    Uclan vet school series: Alex the vet student, experience as a grad student, BVA Live

    In today's episode, we sit down with Alex, a mature vet student who shares her journey into vet school, experience attending BVA Live and her aspirations for the veterinary profession. We really enjoyed getting to know more about University of Central Lancashire (UClan) as one of the newest vet schools in the UK and their unique approach to the vet school curriculum. We hope you enjoy! Links: University of Central Lancashire vet school https://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/veterinary-medicine Music credits: Motivate Me by Mixaund

    24 min

  8. 23/09/2024

    All about Veterinary Physiotherapy: qualifications, benefits for pets and starting your own business!

    Hello everyone, in today's episode we discuss topical issues in veterinary physiotherapy, qualifications to get there, benefits and what it is like starting your own veterinary physiotherapy business. Hope you enjoy! Becky’s links https://www.horsestohoundsphysio.co.uk/ Insta: @horsestohoundsphysiotherapy References 1. https://vetcompendium.org/is-it-time-for-a-paradigm-shift-in-veterinary-healthcare 2. Mosley, C., Edwards, T., Romano, L., Truchetti, G., Dunbar, L., Schiller, T., ... & Troncy, E. (2022). Proposed Canadian consensus guidelines on osteoarthritis treatment based on OA-COAST stages 1–4. Frontiers in veterinary science, 9, 830098. 3. Mille, M. A., McClement, J., & Lauer, S. (2022). Physiotherapeutic strategies and their current evidence for canine osteoarthritis. Veterinary sciences, 10(1), 2. Music credits Motivate Me by Mixaund

    53 min
See All (97)

4.8
out of 5
20 Ratings

About

Thinking of becoming a vet but have no clue where to start? Look no further than ‘So You Want To Be a Vet?’! Join us for interviews with successful vet students from each of the UK Vet Schools in our 'OpenPod' series, as we share the insights of fantastic vets in the industry and cover everything from specialisms and research to discrimination in the practice in our 'Career's Fair' - think BIG, we have some great guests lined up! Follow our Instagram @soyouwanttobeavet to keep up to date with all our releases! Email: vetpodcast@medicmentorfamily.org

Information

  • Creator
    Erin Burnett
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    97
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Erin Burnett
  • Show Website
    So You Want To Be a Vet?

You Might Also Like

To listen to explicit episodes, sign in.

Stay up to date with this show

Sign in or sign up to follow shows, save episodes and get the latest updates.
Select a country or region

Africa, Middle East, and India

Asia Pacific

Europe

Latin America and the Caribbean

The United States and Canada